If you have DNA tested, you should join—this project is here to support Kāi Tahu whānui who want to use DNA testing as a tool to strengthen our shared stories and identity. We do not care about your ethnicity estimate—join even if your results show "0% Māori"! You do not need to be registered with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. If you think you might be Kāi Tahu but don't know for sure, then please click Watson's name on the left and email her as many details as you can. We may have the tools to assist in reconnecting Kāi Tahu whānau who have lost contact over time—adoptees, etc. Autosomal DNA can help re-establish links between recent relatives – such as cousins who share grandparents or great-grandparents – especially where remembered whakapapa has gaps.